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To: JohnM who wrote (53240)	7/7/2004 5:28:13 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793754

Michael Moore was asked what he thought of Americans. He responded: “They are possibly the dumbest people on the planet ... in thrall to conniving, thieving, smug pricks,”... Every American should have a hard time with being called a conniving, thieving, smug prick. John Kerry said something very similar about the current administration to a group of union members awhile back in Cleveland or Chicago.....I don't think a lot of Americans appreciated that either........conservative or liberal. What I read MM as saying is that unless Americans think the way he thinks we are all....all of the above. Or am I to surmise the democrat candidates could never possess such disgusting opinions? M

To: JohnM who wrote (53240)	7/7/2004 5:54:44 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793754

My guess is that comment about Americans and dumbness is most likely about our willingness to vote for Bush in 2000. As I recall, his comments included the fact that Americans score so poorly on knowledge tests compared to other countries, which is true. I'm not sure the point here is so much the truth of what he said as the fact that he was berating his countrymen in Europe. Even if you think his criticisms have basis, there's something untoward about airing dirty laundry, particularly as vociferously as he does. If your criticisms are constructive, then you speak in your indoor voice and address them to the parties being criticized. If you go out of your way to badmouth your countrymen to strangers, well, it's hard to take that well. Even if you think your countrymen are idiots for falling for the Bush line or scoring poorly on math tests, and even if you recognize that he's trying to sell a book, that doesn't go down well.